Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-02

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registered 10 degrees above zero. What
must it have been in the dreary east2
Uncle Peter Petit thinks that he Will
start in a few days on the return trip to
New Mexico. lie likes this country,
but cannot enjoy the good health here
that he desires.
While in Kansas City last week l.. +.
Pearson sold or traded about $4,000
worth of Barber and Comanche county
property. In one trade he secured a
large stock of goods.
T. S. Updyke was in from Ashland
this week. He reports that the firm of
Updyke & Stone have a good trade
with every prospect of largely increas-
ing 1t when spring opens.
The Evansville Herald. an imaginary
newspaper, has suspended for want Of
patronage. 1t was started for the land
notices exclusively, like an hundred
other sheets III Southern Kansas.
The monthly dinner of the Willing
Workers will occur on Wednesday,
February 9th, at the residence Of Mrs.
III. c. Thompson. These dinners have
heretofore been financially and social
ly a success.
y bill was passed by the Kansas
house of representatives Monday,
which bad been introduced by Mr.. Me-
Neal, which provided for returning
~ ~ D1.lyn ..-I,f 10. -
paid on school lands.
John Chadwick sold his farm on
Elm Creek, this week, TO John Hullet,
the consideration being $500. Geo.
May sold his farm in the same vicinity
to Philip Butcher and VIM. Slack, the
price paid being about $500. Messrs.
Chadwick and May started Monday TO
look out their future home in the west.
Bonds have been voted in all the
townships in Klngman county along the
line of the Kansas and Panhandle rail
road TO the Barber county line. The
chances are that the bonds in this coun-
| ty will be voted and then we may ex-
pect similar boom TO those that are
on our neighboring cities of Kingman.
Pratt Center and Anthony.
Mr.. McNeal on Monday introduced
bill in the legislature authorizing the
treasurer of Sun City township. Barber
county. to transfer 10 the township
fund, for read purposes, certain mon
eys derived from the sale of bridge
bonds. This is supposed to be bal
ance on hand after paying for the
bridge over the Medicine river at Sun
City.
Shannon, Shannon & Burney have
their new Offices now fitted up in most
elegant style with new furniture, car
pets and fixtures, ard now have the
finest Offices IN the city. Their furni-
ture was purchased through Rigg &
Johnston, OF tins city. Those who CON
template furnishing offices or counting
rooms should step in and look over s.
5. " Burney's rooms.
The Paladora Town company had
meeting last Friday night. Several
new names were added TO the list of
members, and certificates issued. The
committee on location reported prog
ress I'm their preparations for the trip.
They were instructed to have every
thing in readiness to start on Thursday
morning. There will be a meeting to-
night, to hear the final report of the
committee, and to take such action as
may be deemed expedient.
The date of the new series of stock
of the savings, loan and building asso-
citation viii be February Sd-to-morow.
The secretary, Mr.. Shreves, requests
that all parties wanting stock call at
his Office at once and leave their
name and state the amount of stock
wanted, that the certificates and
books may be made up ana ready for
delivery tomorrow evening. Or. they
can be presen. at the secretary's Office
any time after 8 O'Clock and make their
wants known.
A prairie fire swept tn country from
Dearhead to Aetna this week. DESTROYED
some hay stacks and lots of wood and
as far east as Deadman's creek. If the
penalty of the law could be dealt to its
full extent TO the persons who start
these fires it would be beneficial to the
country ...P. l.. Cox and family are
visiting relatives IN Sumner county.
The wound on Mr.. Painter has broken
and is dischargiLg enormous amounts
of lol and corruption. and he is sup
posed to be improving.
LANK AND LEAN.
Sheriff Nelson and Attorney Long
were over at Anthony last week, de-
Tending case in which parties were
attempting to immerse the sheriff for
the amount of an execution which had
been issued out Of the district court of
that county, and placed in his hands.
The sheriff showed that he had attempt
ed to return the execution, but it did
not reach its destination. This, even.
would not have saved him; but the exc
cution being imperfect. in that it was
not properly dated, Judge Herrick de-
cided that It was no execution, and that
therefore the sheriff was not liable for
not returning IL The defect was in
snAstiR0 one Wy fsen tks date ''IsSstp